Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy
Duke of Savoy and Blessed
Feast: 30 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Amadeus IX (1 February 1435 – 30 March 1472), nicknamed the Happy, was the Duke of Savoy from 1465 to 1472. Known for his piety, charity, and gentle nature, he is venerated by the Catholic Church with a liturgical feast on 30 March. He was beatified by Pope Innocent XI in 1677.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Connected on this site
- Louise of Savoy Blessed Child
- Wikidata Q373236 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Amadeus IX of Savoy (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full: no Church source with an account of this person has been found yet. The name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.